اهل اسب
By: Paymān Hūshmandzādah
Edition: Chāp-i nukhust.
Publisher: Chāp va Nashr-i Naẓar
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Tihrān
Language: eng; per
Translated from: per
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9786001521683
Subjects: Turkmen; Portraits; Portrait photography
Other titles: Ahl-i asb; People of horse
Description: According to Iranian photographer and author Peyman Hooshmandzadeh, "When you are with Turkmens, you need to be a little more careful; after all, you are a stranger." Over a period of sixteen years, he has repeatedly visited the area in north-eastern Iran where these tribal people of nomadic heritage live, wedged between the Caspian Sea, a desert and a mountain range, and documented the modern Turkmen way of life and customs. Traditionally a prominent horse culture, their lifestyle is heavily invested in horsemanship, which has seen a resurgence in the years following the Soviet collapse. These images beautifully capture aspects of this reticent and unique people.
Notes: Text in English and Persian; English and Persian pagination on inverted pages.